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Thursday, July 29
Stronger at home, respected in the world

4:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Call to Order: The Honorable Bill Richardson, Governor of New Mexico

Invocation: Rabbi Ronne Friedman, Temple Israel, Boston

Presentation of Colors: New England Joint Service Color Guard

Pledge of Allegiance: Ana Cruz, Tampa, Florida

National Anthem: Sergeant Dan Clark, Massachusetts State Police

James Socas, Candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, Virginia   Text

The Honorable Jack Ford, Mayor of Toledo, Ohio   Text

Kwong Kow Chinese Drum Ensemble

The Honorable Corrine Brown, U.S. House of Representatives, Florida   Text

The Honorable Fernando Ferrer, Former Bronx Borough President, New York   Text

The Honorable Jean Carnahan, Former United States Senator, Missouri   Text

The Honorable Francis Slay, Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri   Text

The Honorable C. Virginia Fields, Manhattan Borough President, New York   Text

The Honorable Bill Pascrell, Jr., U.S. House of Representatives, New Jersey   Text

The Honorable Jim Davis, U.S. House of Representatives, Florida   Text

The Honorable Steve Israel, U.S. House of Representatives, New York   Text

The Honorable Stephen Lynch, U.S. House of Representatives, Massachusetts   Text

The Honorable Jack Reed, United States Senate, Rhode Island   Text

The Honorable John Lewis, U.S. House of Representatives, Georgia   Text

Anna Burger, Secretary-Treasurer, SEIU and Teri Murphy, registered nurse and member, SEIU Local 199, Dubuque, Iowa   Text

The Honorable Byron Dorgan, United States Senate, North Dakota   Text

Richard Trumka, Secretary-Treasurer, AFL-CIO   Text

The Honorable Carl Levin, United States Senate, Michigan   Text

The Honorable Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., President, Maryland State Senate

The Honorable Ellen Tauscher, U.S. House of Representatives, California   Text

The Honorable Barbara Boxer, United States Senate, California   Text

The Honorable Gary Locke, Governor of Washington   Text

Vice Presidential Nomination Process

The Honorable Harvey Gantt, Former Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina   Text

The Honorable John Breaux, United States Senate, Louisiana   Text

The Honorable Raul Grijalva, U.S. House of Representatives, Arizona   Text

Moves for Acclimation and Calls for Vote

The Honorable Michael Michaud, U.S. House of Representatives, Maine   Text

Resolutions

The Honorable Mark Udall, U.S. House of Representatives, Colorado   Text

The Honorable Barney Frank, U.S. House of Representatives, Massachusetts   Text  NECN Video

The Honorable Kweisi Mfume, President, NAACP   Text

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Women of the U.S. House of Representatives

The Honorable Louise Slaughter, U.S. House of Representatives, New York   Text

The Honorable Eleanor Holmes Norton, U.S. House of Representatives, District of Columbia   Text

The Honorable Mark Warner, Governor of Virginia   Text

The Honorable James Clyburn, U.S. House of Representatives, South Carolina   Text

The Honorable Juanita Millender-McDonald, U.S. House of Representatives, California   Text

The Honorable Edward Markey, U.S. House of Representatives, Massachusetts   Text

John Sweeney, President, AFL-CIO   Text

Gavel to Order

The Honorable Bill Richardson, Governor of New Mexico, Permanent Chair, Democratic National Convention

America the Beautiful, Mavis Staples

The Honorable Joseph Biden, United States Senate, Delaware   Text

General Wesley Clark (Ret.), Satellite feed from Orlando, Florida   Text   NECN Video

The Honorable Joseph Lieberman, United States Senate, Connecticut   Text

The Honorable Nancy Pelosi, U.S. House of Representatives, California, House Democratic Leader   Text

Satellite feed from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Performance by Willie Nelson

The Honorable Madeleine Albright, Former Secretary of State   Text  NECN Video

Satellite feed from Albuquerque, New Mexico

"Mosaic of Americans"

Alfre Woodward, Actress

Includes satellite feeds from:

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Columbus, Ohio

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Orlando, Florida

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Portland, Oregon

9:00 pm to 11:00 pm

Performance by Carole King

Andre Heinz   Text

Vanessa Kerry   Text   NECN video

Alexandra Kerry   Text   NECN video

John Kerry Biographical Film NECN video

John Kerry's Vietnam Swiftboat Crewmates

Jim Rassmann of Florence, Oregon will speak   Text

The Reverend David Alston, Columbia, South Carolina

Skip Barker, Selma, Alabama

Steve Hatch, Niagra Falls, New York

Jim McDevitt, Wrenthem, Massachusetts

Mike Medeiros, San Leandros, California

Pat Runyon, Eaton, Ohio

Wade Sanders, San Diego, California

Del Sandusky, Dunedin, Florida

Fred Short, North Little Rock, Arkansas

Gene Thorson, Ames, Iowa

Jim Wasser, St. Anne, Illinois

Drew Whitlow, Huntsville, Arkansas

Bill Zaladonis, Sanford, Florida

The Honorable Max Cleland, Former United States Senator, Georgia   Text   NECN video

John Kerry   Text   necn video: Pt. 1 | Pt. 2 | Pt. 3 | Pt. 4

Finale

Benediction: Father John Ardis, Paulist Center Community of Boston

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